Bottle-crown shield.



H. E. KNAUST.

BOTTLE CROWN SHIELD.

APPLIUATIOK FILED NOV. 22, 1911.

1,024,584. Patented Apr. 30, 1912.

WITNESSES: IN VENTOR.

A T'I'ORNE Y.

tie-Croat: Shields, of which the follmrinis a full, clear. and exact description, re

erenee being had to the accompanying drawQ ings, forming a part hereof. .10 fiments in bottle-crown pmterting caps: and. it coneists in th novel cmbrruction of cap more fully set for'th'in the specification and applied, the outer cap being partlv rea cap-piece or shield for the usual crown lodgts therein when: the lnhttles are packed Jug in of scallops or rilis 2. alter 'ezrnor p ergug of'the 'zontal section 'ofia portion. of the mouth of between the ribs mulling from theetinip- UNITED STATES PATENT oFFiiii.

HENRY E. xNAU s'rfoi' sT. LOUIS, MTFSOURI.

BOT'I'LECBOWN 2 HELD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Paton ted Apr. 30, 1912.

citizen of the mono silo... residing at St. 1

Louis. State of Miosonri. have invented oer tam new and useful Improvements in Botily invention has relation toiniprove pointed out in the claims. 7

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of a bottle showiug lny invention applied thereto; Fig. 2 is an eidarged top plan of the neck of the bottle .illlDwil'lg-llly invention nmved; Fig. 3- is an elevation of Fig. 2,

parts heingin section; Pig. 4, is a horithe bottle on the line H of Fig.3: Fig. :1 is .an elevation of in. bottle. showing a modification of my invention; and an eievat ion slum-mg another modification. f

The object of my invention is to provide stopper of lmtlles nnntniningheirerages and other liquids, whereby} perfectly sanitary btop'per is prmhieed. ordinary crown. :5 we]! understand 30 erimped about the mouth of the bottle in: to leine interstices ing operation, this: intelstices'forming 11 eeptules for foreign matter which usually in .strair. ext-eisior. or other'hkse material.

The adva'htagts; of the prehent shield will he better appgu'ent from {detailed descrip tion of the-invention, which in as follows Referring to the dmuings. and for the pnu-ul. to Figs 1' to 4 imhmii-e. B represents the holly portion of :i hottle contain ing a heiemgepr other liquid, end, a the neck thereof, the mouth it of the hot tleiterininating. in ahead formation 11, n rims-(rilelidindwcl-l' understood in the art. Over the month is passed and i-riniped u$nal nielallic crown l the edge of the crown rrimped under-"lurid (I. the c'riniping resultnating fthejy x rtioit -critn'ped to and tinder more:

tnieqmtl between the head 0' is a cork or other filler 3- In the crimping of the crown aim"! the hen; J, the edge of the crown does not come in contact with the outer fanof the nc klan annular spare or clearance being left between the neck and the lower portion of the crown. this space forming :i zeceptw le for the ac .cumulation of foreign matter. T his foreign um'ttcr onsists of tllhl. dirt. :mdgerms which become separated from the packing in which the bottles are shipped, said packing as :1 rule consisting of raw, execlsior.

hm] similar material. of course, the

foreign matter andidirt :iq-umulhting in this clearance 1:| v c|une fronruny source and not exclusively front the loo e stmw or exrelsior in which the-{mules are packed. To preu-nt ace-essof such foreign matter into this cleamnce lithe object of In) inr'ention. vThere ilirt :md tine straw particles lodge in this.cle annee,. uch foreign matter usually adheres to the neck of the. bottle helm? thejlmrtfil 'lLthisg illtfision being firmed by the eomlehaation pfm uimus aaporon the bottle 'vhen the hot] leis taken from a refrigerator or out ofn packing of ice into a warni'room. The sweat 'or water of condensitionforms an adhesive for the .dirtvmid; wlien the'coutents of the bottle is nmredintolaglass. itlzilil'ri this dirt with .it. The ohjeetiqm is relnediedy'hymy inventiomvwliieh renames the form ofa'glianl or shieldcriluiyed over the crown. in the figures referred to this shield is in the form of :1 paper (or equivalent) cap 4 which is crimped over the crown l, the terminal portions of the cap hugging the neck of the bottle :nnlheing formed-into :m intermediate upn'nrdlv directed circular fold a which is tucked foi1:ed in between the crown and neck of the bottle, tlills scaling the clearance a and preventing the Imlgment of dirt therein. The free edge of the eap is finally folded against the'pfirhhn or section engaging the lmttle. a told I) lx-ingfonned to hrii'ag about this result (Fig. 3). The.

folding' of the liol'tion band the crinipilig.

of the cap as a. wh le naturally forms creases. or mains:- hotlrin the Told u and in the portion 1;. The crimping of the paper up 4 is preferably done after the crown t has been altuched tu the bottle.

It is of eoii 'rsc er zaeutihl that the edge of 'the cunt slmlLbe brought below the croivn -l and hug the-noel: of the bottle so as to form a seal for'the clearance s. In the f rm clearance.

described the crimping of the cap to the crown produces sufficient frictional contact between them to hold the cap in place. In some cases it may be desirable to addition ally secure the cap by means of a wire band to tied around the cap immediately beneath the crown as shown in the modification in Fig. 5. In other cases it may be desirable to extend the cap to the base of the neck n when the bottom of the cap may serve as a label and be pasted to the bottle at that point. Sucha modified cap is shown at 4' in Fig. 6 in which form the wire w is omitted. Obviously other forms of cap may be devised, but in all cases-a sealing of the clearance s is necessary, the preferred position of this seal being at the mouth of the Of course in the form shown in Fig. 6, the pasting of" the cap to the bottle at the label portion serves as an additional seal, though the pasting is not indispensable.

It will be seen from the foregoing that no possible foreign matter can lodge in the clearance s, and none can thus adhere to the bottle to be washed off by the outflowing contents when the crown is removed, and the beverage poured into a tumbler to be drank.

The presence of the cap 4 keeps the clearance 8 clean and when the cap is removed and the bottle uncorked, there is no danger of the beverage being contaminated by dirt,

dust, or germs.

Having described my invention, what I claim is 1. In combination with a bottle provided with a crown crimped over the mouth thereof, and having its free edge spaced from .the outer walls of the bottle, a shield crimped to the crown and having its lower edge extending beyond the corresponding edge of the crown and in engagement with the walls of the bottle, and having an intermediate fold formed behind the edge of the crown spaced from the bottle and sealing said space. V

. 2. In combination with a bottle having a beaded mouth, and provided with a crown crimped over the mouth and brought under the bead and having its free end projecting beyond the bead and spaced from the walls of the bottle below the bead, a shield crimped over the crown andprovided with an intermediate fold sealing the clearance between the free end of the crown and the bottlewall, the shield. being extended beyond the sealing fold and huggin the bottle wall, and an outer terminal f%ld on the shield folded against the portion hugging the bottle-wall. Y

3. In combination with a bottle having a beaded mouth, a crown crim ed over the mouth and brought under the ead, the free edge of the crown extending beyond the bead and spaced from the bottle-wall, thereby leaving a clearance below the bead between the crown and bottle-wall, nd a shield crimped over the crown and aving a portion brought into said clearance thereby sealing the same against access of dirt thereinto.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature,

in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY E. KN AUST.

Witnesses:

EMIL S'lAliEK, Jos. A. MICHEL. 

